Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-04-08
State News.
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ARo0srooK.
Inc old Academy buildisp at Hopl,o, h..
oeen purchased by Mrs. NJ. Gray. Who Iii
move 1t to lot on Military street.-Ths cir.
izens OF this place held on "Wednesday a.
other meeting to make arrangements az .ha
Fourth of July. programme will SION he
completed. 6remen will give a 800
oaii next Monday evening. The nrocszds
wiz De expended in completing the be n tow az
on Inc engine house.-The Ladies' Renew.
ieht society have given assistance DURING tho
winter to IL families, expanding sIO9 63 he.
sioes furnishing large amount of CLOTHING
bedding and fuel.
CUMBERLAND.
vincent Berkeley, a Young Enel,shmsn
who came to Portland as one of the na.san'
gers OF the Vancouver, was standing ON tho
corner OF Fore and Franklin streets Tues6sv
afternoon, when man, after a.k;n,
berkeley for money and being refused
Knocked him down and kicked him in rhs
eye ipJuring him very badly. Berkeley Wa,
taKen to doctors Office and his wound, were
dressed The police are looking after his
assailant. us
Wm +. Steele sued the town of Deer,ny in
the sum OF $4,000 for damages done his land
oy the digging of ditch by the Selectmen. 10
drain neighboring property. The drainage
passed over his land and into his pond. The
court has just decided against him.
Tuesday night as the English steamship
vancouver, which arrived at Portland We'd
nesday morning, was of Seal Island sea.
man named Thomas Cavanah fell from tho
rigging, where he was engaged in taking in
san, TO the deck, tracturiug his skull and
causing instant death.
Frank S Gould, of Portland, is to open the
Hamilton House at Bar Harbor the first of
next week. This house is first-ciass in every
respect; heated by furnace throughout, and
containing cold water. This is some thing
very much needed in this place, and Mr..
Gould proposes to run a frst-class house
MI 1ould has until recently travelled for
Simonton & Randall of that city,
In 1871. Alfred A Sproul of Cherry6eld
was awarded patent on gang saw strap.
One half Of the right he assigned to Geo. ii
Coffin of Harrington. Since then parties in
different parts OF the State have availed them
selves of the benefits of the patent without
recnmpenslng the owners. They now pro-
pose to institute legal proceedings against
such. and have placed the matter In the hands
of Bangor attorney
hNOA.
Landlord Andrews of the Clinton House.
Ih"maston, Is making extensive improve
ments on his property.
Mr. L. u Libby, one Of the most promi-
nent business men of Vinalhaven. is men
toned as the probable Colonel of the Maine
Division OF the Sons of Veterans-The Dia-
mond Rock quarry has been re-opened and
there are prospects for a considerable amount
OF business.
Pension Examiner Woods has been in
Washington a few days investigating the
pension claim of the late George II. Brown.
who died al the Maine General Hospital. We
are glad to be informed that Mrs. Browns
prospect of getting a pension is good. II is
the most deserving case 10 town. Should the
pension department fail to reach this case it
will be the most deserving case for congress
sonal action that ever went before that body.
Camden Herald
PENoBsCoT.
The graduating class at the Bangor High
School will number forty two. The class i,
doing excf ller.t work and interesting grad
uating exercises may be looked for. The grad
uating classes at the East and West sides
and it is expected that large part of them
will enter the High School next fall
A runaway horse beloning to Mr. Sumner
II. Nash created quite commotion in Pick
ering Square, Bangor, Tuesday morning, and
caused break in the symmetrical line of
teams there, but no damage was done.
team loaded with eggs had a narrow escape.
Governor Bodwell was at tina Bangor House
Tuesday night and went to Oldtown Wednes-
day morning to look over the business of the
Milford Land and Lumber Co., of which he
is the President. 1t is understood that h is
accompanied by parties from out of the
State who are there to inspect the water
power with view to establishing mill for
the manufacture of fabrics if the prospect is
satisfactory. The company is said to be
ready to build a mill on their fine water
privilege, which is one of the best in N, "
England, if they can find parties ready to
operate it after it is built. Is is to be hop d
that the present visit may result in bringing
about an arrangement which will set the
wheels in motion and thus improve a grand
wafer power now running to waste.
Dexter is to be illuminated by electricity.
Some $4,000 is already pledged in the stock
and parties are ready to put in the works.
and take what stock the citizens do not want
An engine will be put in at Eldridge Bros.
which will furnish the motive power. 1t is
understood that Amos Abbott & Co. will use
the electric system in lighting their factory,
and probably the other mills will eventually
follow suit. Amos Gerald of Fairfield, who
has introduced the system into Fairfield and
Brunswick, will probably be connected with
the system in Dexter.
SAGADAHoc.
1t cost the city of Bath something like
S4OO to handle the snow of last Saturdays
storm. This included breaking out the roads
and clearing the walks. work which was not
finished until Monday afternoon. 1t was a
good deal of money, but there is some salts
faction in the reflection that much of it goes
to needy class, and that it is put into in
mediate circulation. - The Bath Electric
Light Co. will erect poles and run their wires
just as soon as the frost is out of the ground.
The Phpshurg stage was dug out of the
snow drifts Wednesday and brought back to
Psrker's Head, Il started on wheels Satur-
day, April I'd. got showed in and has re-
NJ aimed in the road ever since In blasting a
ledge for the water mains, Wednesday, log
used to cover the blast was blown through the
window of II. W. Swanton's dwelling house,
inflcting considerable damage.